Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Thompson Family
Matthäus Schroeder
1864 - 1949 (85 years)1. Matthäus Schroeder was born on 01 Jun 1864 in Dänschendorf, Fehmarn, Germany (son of Jürgen Hinrich Schröder and Catharina Lafrenz); died on 23 Jun 1949 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas; was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas. Notes:
Matthäus' 1st and 2nd wifes show to have the same parents, but that would make Elizabeth 1 month older than Anna.
Matthäus married Elizabeth Louise Schmocker on 25 May 1892 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas. Elizabeth was born on 10 Sep 1864 in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas; died on 11 Aug 1897 in Levant, Thomas County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- ? Schroeder was born in 1894; died in 1894.
- Anna Schroeder was born on 10 Sep 1894; died on 08 Jan 1979.
- William Carl Schroeder was born on 5 Aug 1897; died on 07 Dec 1918.
Matthäus married Anna Schmocker on 21 Aug 1898 in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas. Anna was born on 08 Oct 1864 in Switzerland; died on 24 Jan 1916 in Levant, Thomas County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Emil Schroeder was born on 11 Jun 1899; died on 25 Oct 1966.
- Edward Albert Schroeder was born on 22 Mar 1901 in Levant, Kansas; died on 06 Jun 1991 in Thornton, Colorado; was buried on 10 Jun 1991 in Crown Hill Memorial Park, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Leon Schroeder was born on 03 Mar 1903; died on 08 Sep 1984.
- Minnie Schroeder was born on 17 Sep 1905; died on 15 Aug 1917.
- Homer Schroeder
Matthäus married Charlotte Toppendeak on 16 Nov 1916 in Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas. Charlotte was born on 16 May 1887 in Bohmte, Germany; died on 28 Apr 1957 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas; was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Martha Marie Schroeder was born on 22 Nov 1918; died on 27 Apr 1939.
- Victor Schroeder was born on 22 Jul 1919; died on 10 Feb 1998.
- Otto Schroeder
2. Jürgen Hinrich Schröder Jürgen married Catharina Lafrenz. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Catharina Lafrenz Children:
- 1. Matthäus Schroeder was born on 01 Jun 1864 in Dänschendorf, Fehmarn, Germany; died on 23 Jun 1949 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas; was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.